Global palm oil production has greatly increased in recent years with the adoption of
renewable energy policies by the EU and USA and growing demand for its use in food …

I begin this paper with summaries of environment and development perspectives
foundational to contemporary environmental sociology: ecological modernization theory and …

In this article, we review the theory of ecologically unequal exchange and its relevance for
global environmental injustice. According to this theory, global political–economic factors …

The environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) posits an inverted “U” shaped relationship between
the affluence of a nation and the stress it places on the biophysical environment, with …

There have been a few cross-national studies published that examine the determinants of
threatened mammal species. However, these studies neglect insights from both ecologically …

Ecologically unequal exchange theory posits that the vertical flow of exports is a structural
mechanism allowing for more-developed countries to partially externalize their consumption …

Objective This study assesses competing macro‐level explanations of national‐level
environmental concern. Drawing on previous research, we test the effects of national …

Ambient air pollution is among the most pressing environmental problems in our
contemporary world that poses significant risks to global ecological and public health. This …

The article begins by summarizing sociological approaches to (1) ecologically unequal
exchange, and (2) foreign investment dependence and environmental load displacement …

Through the application of CRS-SBM-DEA and Durbin model, the results show that the
development of financial and trade in China coastal area has a positive impact on …